Red Sentry’s 2025 Capture the Flag Hacking Challenge

Ready to prove your skills in a real-world hacking scenario?

Join Red Sentry’s virtual Capture the Flag (CTF) competition—a cybersecurity challenge built by ethical hackers, for ethical hackers. This event focuses on hands-on, practical scenarios designed to test your offensive security skills in simulated environments.

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2025 CTF Winners: Top 10

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Place

User

Score

1

depro0x

2450

2

Zacian

2250

3

0xf4h1m

2000

4

rustybladez

2000

5

Ki6uiPar1na

1550

6

unstable

1350

7

surf_excel

1300

8

mahidsec

1300

9

Nanomate

1000

10

BRabbit

1000

Red Sentry’s CTF 2025 is designed for both new and experienced security professionals. Whether you're sharpening your skills or proving your expertise, the event offers challenges for hackers across the board.

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Event Overview

Date: June 15, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. EDT
Location: Virtual – open to participants worldwide
Difficulty: Suitable for all skill levels
Cost: Free

Challenge Areas

This CTF includes challenges contributed by members of the security community. Each challenge is designed to reflect realistic security scenarios and test a wide range of offensive skills.

Specific topics will be revealed during the event.

Participants should be prepared to apply creativity, technical knowledge, and problem-solving throughout the competition.

Meet the Team Behind Our CTF Challenge

Our Capture the Flag challenges aren’t autogenerated—they’re handcrafted by brilliant minds who live and breathe security.
From clever puzzles to complex exploits, these challenges are designed to test your skills and stretch your thinking. 

Meet a couple of our team members who brought this CTF to life:

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remonsec

Event
Coordinator

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Max Turner

Security Product Manager
at Red Sentry

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Want to create your own challenge for a future CTF?

We’re always looking for passionate contributors. Reach out to learn more about becoming a challenge author.

Rewards & Recognition

Our CTF is all about sharpening skills, building community, and having a blast. But let’s be honest—bragging rights and sweet prizes make it even better.

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First Blood:

The first 15 participants to solve each challenge will earn special recognition and unlock exclusive perks, including one-month licenses to premium tools.

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Top Performers:

The top-scoring players will be featured on our official Red Sentry CTF Leaderboard and spotlighted in our post-event recap.

Thanks to our sponsor, Caido, winners will receive the following prizes:

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Heads-up: This is an individual CTF, but rumor has it that partner teams will be squaring off against each other, too!

We're still finalizing additional prize packages with our partners at  ZoomEye  and  DarkEye —stay tuned for more!

Register Now for Red Sentry’s 2025 CTF

Ready to get (ethically) hacking? Register now for Red Sentry’s 2025 Capture the Flag challenge to secure your spot. Registrants will receive access details, event instructions, and updates leading up to the competition. Join a global community of cybersecurity pros for a day of hands-on hacking, learning, and bragging rights.

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This Year's CTF Makers

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Md. Gollam Rabbi

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Md. Sadikul Islam

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Golam Rabbany

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Kazi Ashikur Rahman

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Hasibul Hasan Shawon

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Md. Rasel Bhuyan

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Tasdir Ahmmed

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Md. Otol Khan

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Junaid Arafin

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Ransomsec

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